Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 78-81 , January 2010

The ability to voluntarily control sway reflects the difficulty of the standing task

Received 21 April 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.09.001

Gait & Posture
Volume 31, Issue 1 , Pages 78-81 , January 2010

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